St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-04

own ideas. She never saw BERNHARDT
until long after she had played the part,
| and since then she has played it as orig
inally by her conceived and elaborated.
| After seeing Miss OLCoTT play 'Theo-
| DORA" Nine. BERNHARDT, with frank
ness and generosity not always found in
the profession. conceded that she liked
Miss OLCoTT's conception of the part
better than hel own.
The National Opera company will ip-
clude in the repertoire of its st. Paul
Queen of Sheba." 1.-THE ST. Paul
Grand is one of the few theaters in the
country large enough to give a perfect
performance of Nero" remarked Mr..
JONES, the secretary of the National
! Opera company, yesterday. "We re-
quire great deal of space for laying
the pipes in the scene which describes
the burning of ROme-a scene, by the
way, which is the most splendid spec
tacular production ever witnessed on
any stage. We will find here all the
room we need, and can give the st. Paul
| people a production of RUBINSTEIN'S
great opera equal to anything we have
ever DONE"
DIR. WILLIAM A. HAMMOND, the emil
| nent specialist in nerve diseases, says
| that the theater is the best drug he has
| ever found for an OverwOrked brain.
He makes it part of his professional
| duty to read the dramatic columns of
the morning newspapers for the pur-
| pose of keeping himself informed as to
the character of plays at the theater.
When patients suffering from over
worked brains come to him seeking
medical advice he invariably prescribes
the theater. and recommends tragedy,
comedy or opera, according to the
peculiar condition of the patients NAL
ady. DIR. HAMMOND'S theory is that
| anything that will divert the mind is
restful to the brain, and that there is
nothing that is so diverting as good
theatrical or operate performance.
81 have always been very fond of the
stage, and don't apologize for it one bit
said Gen. SHERMAN in an after dinner
speech at banquet rendered to Robson
and CRANE by the Union club in New
York the other night. mo, | have no
apology" continued Gen. SHERMAN,
''fOr have the very best eXamplar in
Gen. WASHINGTON. Gen. WASHINGTON
was fond of the stage, and he used to at
tend that old theater in John street,
where there was a box reserved for him,
ana the newspapers used to pitch into
HIM just as they do us sometimes.
When WASHINGTON came into the
theater the orchestra always played
Hail Columbia but WASHINGTON,
like Gen. GRANT, couldn't tell whether
it was Yankee Doodle or Dixie that
the band was playing. [ believe that
the stage contributes as much to the
happiness and education of our people
as almost any profession"
Gen. SHERMAN was followed by
CHAUNCY NJ. DEPEw, who, referring to
the success of ROBSON and CRANES
new play, "The Henrietta" said: 1--WE
have, happily, reached the period when
an American play can be written, where
it is proved that American life fur
nishes material for the drama which
can draw crowded houses night after
night, and where the American author
is equal to all the requirements of the
American play and the American peo-
pie and American audiences"
-
When Mr.. DEPEW had finished speak
ing, it came Col. lNGERSOLL'S turn to
say something. The genial old pagan
is never at loss for an after-dinner
speech. He said: Il believe in the
medicine of mirth and what | might call
the longevity of laughter. hate solem-
of stupidity. L never knew
stupid: his solemnity is only mask for
his stupidity. There never was man
of genius that had not the simplicity of
a child, nor was there ever man of
genius over whose lips has not rippled
the river of laughter-never, and there
never will be. Every man in this world
who has caused real, true, honest mirth
has been the benefactOr of the human
race. In a world like this, where there
is so much trouble to find something for
the moment, to allow laughter to triumph
over the sorrows of mankind is, in my
judgment, great piece of fortune. |
like the stage, not only for Gen. SHER-
MANS Sake-and L do not think was
ever at the theater in my life but saw
him there: | not only like it because
GEORGE WASHINGTON liked it, but
like it because the greatest man that ever
touched this grain of sand you call the
world wrote for the stage, and poured
out very Mississippi of philosophy and
pathGS and humOr, and everything cal
culated to raise and ennOble the human
race. | honor lie stage because actors
are the ministers, the apostles of the
greatest man that ever lived, and be-
cause they put flesh and blood and pas
sion upon the greatest character that
the greatest man drew. [ like it for its
honesty. A rascal never gained APP
plause on the stage and hypOcrite
never commanded admiration. They do
in the pulpit, sometimes, but on the
stage, never. like the stage for its hui
manity. No man ever heard a great
play that did not get upa wiser, better
and more humane man: and no man
ever went to the theater and heard Rob-
son and CRANE that did not go home
better natured and treat his family that
night better than usual"
A st. Paul gentleman who was on a
visit to Macon, Ga, few weeks ago.
says that he saw most ludicrOuS per-
Torrance of Julius Cesar i'll that
town. Tom KEENE's company had
been playing in Atlanta, and came over
to Macon to fill an engagement. 1t was
during the presidential visit. and the
railroads were over-crowded. KEENE's
company managed to get to Macon in
time to open the engagement, but the
baggage was all left behind. When the
curtain rose Mr.. KEENE came to the
front of the stage and explained the sit
uation, and said if the audience did not
desire to see performance without the
costuming and appropriate stage prop
critics they could retire, and their money
would be refunded at the box office. A
cry went up from all over the house,
go on and give us a perform
ance without the costumes" The
house was packed. Everybody
stayed in their seats and the
play went on. julius Caesar appeared
on the Lupercal in a conventional
Prince Albert coat and silk hat, while
Cassius wore an abridged frOck and a
Derby. BrutuS was attired in a Scotch
plaid cutaway. He stabbed Caesar with
a carving knife borrowed from the hotel
where the company stopped. Mark An
tOOy stood IN tho head of q flour barraI